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A review by manyyarns
Satellite by Nick Lake
4.0
Received from Random House's booth at ALA.
I both really enjoyed this book and struggled with it. 3 kids raised in space – Leo, Libra, and Orion – are brought to Earth around their 16th birthdays. Satellite follows Leo as he struggles to adapt to Earth, both physically and mentally. Leo is torn between wanting to experience life on Earth to the fullest and the limitations of a body raised in zero gravity. The challenge of reading this book is Nick Lake's particular writing style, as such: "afterward i look at my watch & c that it's nearly bedtime" or "u'll c ur mother tomorrow."
The relationships between Leo, Libra, Orion, and Leo's mother and grandfather are the great strength of this book and make it an entirely worthwhile read and as the book goes on, I adapted to Nick Lake's writing quirks, but you do have to be willing to invest real attention in your reading – this is not an easy book to just skim through quickly.
I both really enjoyed this book and struggled with it. 3 kids raised in space – Leo, Libra, and Orion – are brought to Earth around their 16th birthdays. Satellite follows Leo as he struggles to adapt to Earth, both physically and mentally. Leo is torn between wanting to experience life on Earth to the fullest and the limitations of a body raised in zero gravity. The challenge of reading this book is Nick Lake's particular writing style, as such: "afterward i look at my watch & c that it's nearly bedtime" or "u'll c ur mother tomorrow."
The relationships between Leo, Libra, Orion, and Leo's mother and grandfather are the great strength of this book and make it an entirely worthwhile read and as the book goes on, I adapted to Nick Lake's writing quirks, but you do have to be willing to invest real attention in your reading – this is not an easy book to just skim through quickly.